OfficeDataSourceObject Object

Represents the mail merge data source in a mail merge operation.

Using the OfficeDataSourceObject object

To work with the OfficeDataSourceObject object, dimension a variable as an OfficeDataSourceObject object. You can then work with the different properties and methods associated with the object. Use the SetSortOrder method to specify how to sort the records in a data source. The following example sorts the data source first according to ZIP code in descending order, then on last name and first name in ascending order.

Sub SetDataSortOrder()
    Dim appOffice As OfficeDataSourceObject

    Set appOffice = Application.OfficeDataSourceObject
    appOffice.Open bstrConnect:="DRIVER=SQL Server;SERVER=ServerName;" & _
        "UID=user;PWD=;DATABASE=Northwind", bstrTable:="Employees"

    appOffice.SetSortOrder SortField1:="ZipCode", _
        SortAscending1:=False, SortField2:="LastName", _
        SortField3:="FirstName"
End Sub
		

Use the Column, Comparison, CompareTo, and Conjunction properties to return or set the data source query criterion. The following example changes an existing filter to remove from the mail merge all records that do not have a Region field equal to "WA".

Sub SetQueryCriterion()
    Dim appOffice As Office.OfficeDataSourceObject
    Dim intItem As Integer

    appOffice.Open bstrConnect:="DRIVER=SQL Server;SERVER=ServerName;" & _
        "UID=user;PWD=;DATABASE=Northwind", bstrTable:="Employees"

    With appOffice.Filters
        For intItem = 1 To .Count
            With .Item(intItem)
                If .Column = "Region" Then
                    .Comparison = msoFilterComparisonNotEqual
                    .CompareTo = "WA"
                    If .Conjunction = "Or" Then .Conjunction = "And"
                End If
            End With
        Next intItem
    End With
End Sub